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Resource Topic: Welcoming Communities
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Community Sponsorship Manual

This Community Sponsorship Manual, created by Refugee Welcome Collective, provides knowledge and advice for community sponsors embarking on the co-sponsorship experience. Paired with knowledge from

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August 29, 2023
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Understanding Proselytism and Culturally Responsive Faith Sharing with Refugees and Other Newcomers

Refugees and other newcomers come to the U.S. for a variety of reasons. One common reason is a well-founded fear of persecution on the basis of their religion. Newcomers’ desire to practice their own religion is often tested further when arriving in communities where they may face proselytism: an often unethical form of evangelism that uses objectionable methods to convert people of one faith or no faith to another.

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March 7, 2023

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Community Engagement

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Welcoming Communities

Ready, Set, Launch: A Training for Designing and Managing a Co-Sponsorship Program

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This course, designed by Refugee Welcome Collective, provides local resettlement agency staff with knowledge and resources to initiate or further develop a co-sponsorship program. This is a self-paced course.

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Community Engagement, Housing

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Cultural Awareness, Welcoming Communities

Leveraging College and University Housing for Newcomer Welcoming

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In the face of the U.S. housing crisis, resettlement practitioners must embrace creative solutions to housing newcomers. One such solution involves partnering with institutions of higher education to meet newcomer temporary or long-term housing needs. This resource was created by Refugee Housing Solutions and the International Rescue Committee.

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Community Engagement

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Welcoming Communities

Lifting Community Voices: How the Afghan Mother’s Action Committee Transformed our Approach to Community Development

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This webinar is presented by Switchboard, a one-stop shop for refugee service providers in the United States. Hosted on August 21, 2023 the training was delivered by Troy Bush Di-Donato; Senior Community Engagement Officer at Episcopal Health Foundation (EHF) and Neelofar Ali; Director of Programs at the Rupani Foundation As a community-based organization (CBO) that […]

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Training-and-Supporting

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Community Engagement, Identity & Inclusive Services

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Language Access, Welcoming Communities

Training and Supporting Community Members Serving as Interpreters

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Hosted on July 18, 2023 the training was delivered by Rob Callus, Training Officer; Switchboard. In resettlement services, multilingual community members often serve as interpreters and translators. However, community members working in these roles sometimes lack the necessary skills and training. Paid certification programs can often be out of reach, leaving refugee service providers with […]

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Community Engagement

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Welcoming Communities

What works to help students in immigrant and refugee families complete secondary education?

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There is some moderate evidence that trusted adult support increases academic achievement. Three articles highlight the importance of support from a trusted adult on academic achievement. Two suggestive studies focus on parental support, while another impact evaluation focuses on trusted adults. Students who had the support of their parents or trusted adults were more academically […]

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Community Engagement, Identity & Inclusive Services, Organizational Development

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Cultural Awareness, Faith & Spirituality, Volunteer Management, Welcoming Communities

Understanding Proselytism and Culturally Responsive Faith Sharing with Refugees and Other Newcomers

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Refugees and other newcomers come to the U.S. for a variety of reasons. One common reason is a well-founded fear of persecution on the basis of their religion. Newcomers’ desire to practice their own religion is often tested further when arriving in communities where they may face proselytism: an often unethical form of evangelism that uses objectionable methods to convert people of one faith or no faith to another.

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Measuring-Welcoming-Communities

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Community Engagement

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Welcoming Communities

Measuring Welcoming Communities: A Toolkit for Communities and Those Who Support Them

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Although developed in Canada, this toolkit may be applicable to U.S. resettlement agencies as they assess communities, map out local resources, and develop programing priorities. The Measuring Welcoming Communities Toolkit has been developed to support the groundwork in understanding a community and planning how to shape it to become more welcoming. In total, there are […]

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Agency-Worksheet

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Community Engagement

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Welcoming Communities

Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolee, Supporter, and Resettlement Agency Worksheet

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This worksheet can be used to facilitate a conversation between Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees (UHP), U.S.-based supporters (if applicable), and refugee resettlement agency staff to clarify and define respective activities, review services already provided, and coordinate activities that still need to be done.

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